The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-10-31
not entirely ignore the cscuicbeon theory
American Agricultural.
ExcLusIyE aRAIN Dill bon FoMIs.

EXCLUSIVE GRAIN DIET ron FOWLS.
There II no more wisdom in combining
poultry exclusively 90 grain diet than in
keeping animals ON a food devoid of bulk.
In the growing season hens cnt grass grain,
seeds and insects and IN winter they may
be given more bulky food than they usually
receive, aud az n less cost than that Of feed
ing grain exclusively. II clover hay he
hncly cut, boiling water poured over u, and
the mess well sprinklod with mixture III
ground grain and seasoned with salt, they
eat II willingly aud II affords an agreeable
variety The clover also largely assists in
supplying albumcn Ia the cgps while the
health of the fowls is promoted by the food
not being very concentrated. No doubt
some may consider such feed s suitable
only for a COW ar horse but IL is also good
for poultry. II hens are kept on corn they
become exceedingly fat and NJ unfit for lay
ing M nm over-fnt animal II Tor breeding, but
feed them on n variety which contains more
~ the iicsh-forming elements than the car
bonnceOus and they give better results. As
the stock should h. kept warm aud com
Portable, M should the fowls. II is much
cheaper Ia provide suitable quarters than To
keep them from frc,zing by siufiing with
corn They will also cat dry hay II cut In
lengths; hut II N better 20 feed II moistcncd
and warm.-Amcrican ARrirulturisL
rEEDiSG BREEDING sows
Prof w. A. Henry, director Of the expert
mental station, Madison, Wis. gives ny the
result Of extended experiment, that during
CESSATION breeding sows should have only u
small allowance ~ corn. Shorts (mildlings
or ship stun, bran, skim milk. huttcrmilk
and clover, should constitute thcif daily
nations, ns these foods 20 Ia make mp good
sound bodies In her young. MIX Is one Of
the best articles az our command when she
u sucking her young. When weaningi the
pigs should bc fcd two parts milk, one
shorts, and one corn meal, by weight A
run ON good clover will he of great benefit
aud go far toward making good frame.
When maturcd. or rcAring that condition,
aid more ~ the cnrbonaccUus, and Tor the
two last months 80 f-iieniny " fnt pork IL
dcsird. feed largely Of corn. but II lean.
juicy meat In the aim, The muscle making
foods must bc continued.
To KEEP cisrERNs CLKAS.
With some precautions, cis,crn water IL
quite free from objection. The precautions
Ia be observed are a. have the cistcrn ON
high ground and safe frum inRrcss Of surface
water. aud Ia have am automatic arnnge-
mcnt for diyerting the How from the roof at
the first part of the shower, which washes
the filth from the cutters. A surprisingly
large quantity ~ waste matter will Iynther on
n rpuf In q short time. Atmospheric dust
pollen from trees aud plants, druppings Of
birds, insects, small dead animals, aud the
wear " the roof covering. all these are
washed into the cistcrn with the iirt part 81
the shower and make the water extremely
filthy. A cistcrn often becomes n collection
II 9th, witch renders the water wholly un-
~ for drink.
EGGs N WINTER.
n many winter rurs nrc expected the M.
planes aud materials should be- provided
before winter arrives II IL bad policy Ia
commence rigging M after winter comes.
II the houses arr all perfected and the hens
fell up a. the laying point NJ the start. there
will be little trouble IN keeping u up during
the entire winter.
FERTILIZATION oF PLANTS.
Now, all the world over, mountain. plants
especially those that grow beyond the limit
~ trees, and close up 10 the very snow line
are celebrated for tlcir exceptional display
Of vivid color. Even in temperate Eurupe
aud America, everybody must have noticed
that NJ We 80 up the higher hills We tind
their slopes purple with heather OF golden
with gOrsc, pink with mountain.laurcl, oi
crimson with masses Of the Wild rhodc,lcn
dron.
Why Il thisf Simply because among IN,
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snow line bees are rare. and the work II fer
/ tiliEation u mainly left io the carr II butter
| flies. Now, the lice, NJ everybody knows &,
n steady, regular. business like worker. h,
i flies low, hfints Close. never mixes his liquors
sticks steadily to one Kind 1T honey produced
/ By one species on each Journey. aud look,
| carefully Tor his selected blossom in and ouI
among the tangled vegetation " meadow ol
roadside Hence the ilowcrs that spccinll,
cater for his peculiar tastes are morc rrmark
| able for their exact adaptation to his cir,
I aud shape than Tor any conspicuous dora
display Hut the butterfly, on the othei
hand, u well known ~ br n fckle, nitting
fantastic creature he hics high from bunch
Ia bunch u large and noticeable bright
hucd flowers. Above all other member
of the insect tribe he II lover o
color, big patches II rel or white oi
purple are the things Ia attract hin
lrum distance With their massive glnrr, nnt
a. draw him down from his careless night IL
the eye II heaven. Hence butterfly howcr
generally grow In huge trusscs, masscd close
| IL together to REINFORCE one anothcr's effect
and they produce the finest total displays o
any species known a. humanity. ON ~,
hilltops, and especially clos, above the limiu
~ trees, the high.nying butterflies hay,
things all their own way. Tho plants tina
affect these chilly situations. therefore hay,
before been compelled 90 accommodni,
themselves Ia the circumstances, and a. irus
for fertilization io the stray attention oi ID,
cnsual butterfly. II is not without rcasor
that on the summit II Mount Washing
ton specialized and peculiar glacial butter
ny should Sil accompany the specialize
and peculiar glacial howCr.-populaf 81
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